Janet Costa Bates's guest appearances

Janet Costa Bates

Candlewick Press Presents

The Manuscript Academy

The Black Creators Series

De Nichols

Elizabeth Bishop

Jorjeana Marie

Vivian Lee

Kristy Hunter

Helen Gurley Brown

Barbara Poelle

Mike Chen

Gordon Warnock

Kelly Thomas

Juno Dawson

ERIC SMITH

Whitney Gardner

Julie Falatko

Sophia Thakur

OwlTail

Janet Costa Bates, author of Time for Bed, Old House and Rica Baptista: Llamas, Iguanas, and My Very Best Friend, talks to Candlewick Press about her childhood reading experiences, her “quilting” writing method, and her path to publication. Episode Show Notes:  Lee and Low interviews Janet. Janet talks to Sonja Cherry-Paul on  The Black Creators Series podcast. Learn more about Janet at janetcostabates.com. 

Janet Costa Bates, author of Time for Bed, Old House and Rica Baptista: Llamas, Iguanas, and My Very Best Friend, talks to Candlewick Press about her childhood reading experiences, her “quilting” writing method, and her path to publication. Episode Show Notes: <ul> <li>Lee and Low <a href="https://www.leeandlow.com/books/seaside-dream/interviews" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">interviews Janet</a>.</li> <li>Janet talks to Sonja Cherry-Paul on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s2-episode-7-janet-costa-bates/id1543791186?i=1000566462158" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Black Creators Series podcast</a>.</li> <li>Learn more about Janet at <a href="http://www.janetcostabates.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">janetcostabates.com</a>.</li> </ul>

Candlewick Press Presents: Janet Costa Bates

  Uplifting, touching, charming, and a delightful multigenerational tale are just some of the ways reviewers have described Janet Costa Bates’s newest picture book about the loving bond between a grandfather and his grandson. Listen in as Janet Costa Bates speaks with Sonja Cherry-Paul, Director of Diversity and Equity at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, about Time for Bed, Old House and the powerful ways it can live in classrooms.

Uplifting, touching, charming, and a delightful multigenerational tale are just some of the ways reviewers have described Janet Costa Bates’s newest picture book about the loving bond between a grandfather and his grandson. Listen in as Janet Costa Bates speaks with Sonja Cherry-Paul, Director of Diversity and Equity at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, about Time for Bed, Old House and the powerful ways it can live in classrooms.

S2 Episode 7 - Janet Costa Bates

We are so happy to welcome Janet Costa Bates, award-winning author of several titles including, most recently, the picture book Time for Bed, Old House.We talk about Impostor Syndrome, selling books with *and* without an agent, and collaborating with your creative partners (wait until you hear how well her illustrator tapped into her story). And, yes, Julie met Janet at SCBWI Whispering Pines the same year Jessica was there--and this was also the site of Janet's life-changing meeting with editor Christian Trimmer. Janet Costa Bates is the author of picture book TIME FOR BED, OLD HOUSE which received starred reviews from the School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and the Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books. She drew inspiration from her Cape Verdean-American background to write her first picture book, SEASIDE DREAM, winner of a Lee and Low New Voices Honor Award as well her RICA BAPTISTA chapter book series, to be published by Candlewick Press starting in Fall 2022. She lives in Massachusetts with her family. www.janetcostabates.com

We are so happy to welcome Janet Costa Bates, award-winning author of several titles including, most recently, the picture book Time for Bed, Old House. We talk about Impostor Syndrome, selling books with *and* without an agent, and collaborating with your creative partners (wait until you hear how well her illustrator tapped into her story). And, yes, Julie met Janet at SCBWI Whispering Pines the same year Jessica was there--and this was also the site of Janet's life-changing meeting with editor Christian Trimmer. Janet Costa Bates is the author of picture book TIME FOR BED, OLD HOUSE which received starred reviews from the School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and the Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books. She drew inspiration from her Cape Verdean-American background to write her first picture book, SEASIDE DREAM, winner of a Lee and Low New Voices Honor Award as well her RICA BAPTISTA chapter book series, to be published by Candlewick Press starting in Fall 2022. She lives in Massachusetts with her family. <a href="http://www.janetcostabates.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.janetcostabates.com</a>

Agents, Illustrators, and Nurturing Creative Collaboration with Author Janet Costa Bates